KickStarter Encased - isometric post-apocalyptic RPG under the dome

[Nevermore]

I backed this game a long time ago but haven't played it yet. And I don't see that it has evolved into something really interesting.

 

[cyborgboy95]

I guess that weird child robot thing is just an excuse for a companion

 

[HoboForEternity]

Ok this is kinda weird even for a game like Encased. From the newest news update: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/921800/view/2919985790006554846

Kid in every house

One of the main mysteries of the Dome is human infertility. The residents of the Dome simply can't have a child for yet unknown reasons. Scientists suggest many theories, but none have yet been confirmed. We are sure that no child has ever been born under the Dome. Besides, corporation rules prevent children from being transported under the Dome. There are no schools or kindergartens here.

Does this mean that family happiness under the Dome is impossible? Of course not! Blue Wing engineers have designed unique robots capable of imitating children and teenagers. The machines take on their desired appearance and live with their parents just like normal children. No teenage nihilism, difficulties of growing up and puberty, only pure joy of parenthood!

*The project is in its final testing phase. You must apply at your nearest Silver Wing department to participate.

there was actually a quest in one part where this is mentioned. a scientist smuggling a robot child to play a partr of his daughter or something. also one of your possible companion is anime girl robot. kinda like jenny from "my life as a teenage robot"

 

[Fenix]

I guess that weird child robot thing is just an excuse for a companion

Afaik it's an excuse for paedophile bakground or something - I remmeebr one of the early screenshots was about robo-girl?and your char and probably your character being generated in court? where you could answer that you was sentenced for pedophilia.

 

[pm_675]

I was playing the game after nearly a year and is largely coming ok. I'm only playing the prologue to avoid spoiling to much and is impressive the amount of reactivity to backgrounds and skills.

Nevertheless, there is a lot of weird design choices, lack of polish in the systems and general jankiness. Like the fatigue system. Fuck it, it's barely explained what you have to do and how to reduce. Not that there are lot of ways to manage, lockpick a vending machine and you need like three days to reduce the gained fatigue. Wtf? Or the radiation sickness removal.

Nice game, but some systems are plain busywork and just unfun

Edit: And they need to rework the stealth, pickpocketing, lockpicking systems. It's just to easy and rewarding. The fatigue as currently implemented is not the solution

 

[Fenix]

Yeah dude, it was like I said.
They probably scapped that shit with pedophily, but I'm absolutely sure I saw screenshot with it, and that your @ mke some evolutions around turned off robo-kid.

 

[kreight]

I personalky do not believe in this particular developer and the game they are making. Not interested.

 

[Infinitron]

https://steamcommunity.com/games/921800/announcements/detail/5294509423350683907

Amazing inventions under the Dome
CRONUS WEEKLY

Dear subscribers, in this anniversary edition of the “CRONUS Weekly” we will present the outstanding inventions developed under the Dome. Thanks to technology left behind by an unknown civilisation, CRONUS is able to provide the entire world with innovative devices that will make our planet even better and safer.

Psi-Katana

Psionics are one of the most amazing, and yet least understood, phenomena of the world under the Dome. Every day, the best scientists find new ways to use these abilities for the benefit of humanity. After careful research and long experiments, the Blue and White Wing experts managed to channel the mysterious energy into a melee weapon.

Thanks to them you can currently see the first Psi Katana. This is just the beginning. Imagine the potential!

“Shiroyama” energy pulse rifle

The rifle is a masterpiece of energy weapons. It was designed by the best engineers, using advanced military technology. It is unique in its power, both inside and outside the Dome. Mass production has been delayed for security reasons. It's currently the one-of-a-kind piece.

Jetpack

One of Blue Wing engineers' most coveted inventions, coming to us from scientists' greatest fantasies. Every day, jetpacks help us make scientific discoveries and explore inaccessible terrain. The most valuable relics and artifacts are hidden in anomalous caves, crevices on steep mountains and underground labyrinths. Reaching them would simply be impossible without a jetpack.

 

[Abu Antar]

 

[Butter]

Full VO is decline, but this means the game will probably be completed, not just "we ran out of money, ship it" like Stygian.

 

[Infinitron]

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...-school-isometic-turn-based-rpg/posts/3053936

Encased is joining Koch Media

From the very first day of development, Encased was a completely independent project, funded by our own money and the incredible support on Kickstarter. After receiving many offers we are fortunate enough to be able to cooperate with Koch Media. This partnership will secure the best possible publishing partner support from the whole Koch Media group while guaranteeing us the complete creative freedom to design the game we want and promised to you. We will put all our combined efforts behind the goal to make Encased a unique and truly amazing gaming experience on PlayStation 4, Xbox One as well as PC.

Koch Media will publish Encased within one of its labels. We will share more news on this subject at a later date. For now, the important information for you, our fans and backers is simply, we Dark Crystal Games will maintain full creative freedom and receive the necessary resources to make Encased even better, more interesting and friendly for players. The Koch Media family will support us not only with the group’s full publishing power but sharing insights on global development and releases.

Thanks to the support of Koch Media each character under the Dome will get its own voice — the game will get a full professional voice over, including the environment, dialogues and story inserts. We will be able to work even more carefully on each and every corner of the world, expand game mechanics and available game content. We will translate Encased into additional languages and the full version of Encased will be released simultaneously on PC and consoles! Unfortunately, we will need extra time to add all this to the game. But we are absolutely sure that the end result will not disappoint you.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us since the very first concept art. See you soon under the Dome!

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

Tbh i consider this good news, the delay and more money might just mean they will finish the game

 

[pm_675]

Tbh i consider this good news, the delay and more money might just mean they will finish the game

Agree, but full voice acting concerns me. I fear they will blow all the new money in voice acting which is totally unnecessary.

 

[The Jester]

Tbh i consider this good news, the delay and more money might just mean they will finish the game

Agree, but full voice acting concerns me. I fear they will blow all the new money in voice acting which is totally unnecessary.

Even worse, they will cut a large portion of the dialogues to reduce the cost of voice acting.

 

[AdolfSatan]

They'll blow the dough in nose candy and hire the cheapest guys they can find on fiverr. Not like I would do anything else, mind you.

Shame about the delay tho, was hoping to see this finished sometime soon.

 

[Dodo1610]

Full VO? WTF! I usually like VO in games but this game didn't need full VO just adding some would have improved the game's atmosphere. And Full VO for a game like this means that they now have to sell a lot more copies to break even. At least the game gets the delay it needed.

 

[Lord_Potato]

They'll blow the dough in nose candy and hire the cheapest guys they can find on fiverr. Not like I would do anything else, mind you.

Shame about the delay tho, was hoping to see this finished sometime soon.

I'd rather see them provide a complete product, than an unfinished mess. Hope the additional funds help. I can wait. Miles of backlog to go through.

 

[The Jester]

What happened to CadmusLabs? did he just vanished from Codex?

 

[LESS T_T]

Also patch coming soon: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/921800/view/5294509423353785541

Encased content patch #4 is coming on December 21st

Time for another great news. We are working tirelessly right now and will release the fourth Early Access update on Monday! We are sure you will like it, it will make the gameplay more interesting and convenient.

On December 21 prepare to return to the updated world under the Dome, meet fresh heroes and take part in new adventures.

More details on the release day. See you soon under the Dome.

 

[Butter]

They kept saying "Autumn release. We promise it's coming out later this year." and now they're rolling out a content patch 10 days before the year ends. It makes me think that content patch 4 was going to be the 1.0 release before they got extra funding.

 

[StaticSpine]

I hope the guys know what they're doing. Getting a publisher sounds reasonable, but full VO idk why is everyone so keen to do this. First DE, now Encased. It costs a fortune, but does it increase the target audience? I doubt it.

 

[Ol' Willy]

I'd rather see them provide a complete product, than an unfinished mess.

-complete product
-Russian developer

Yeah, of course, after the rain at Thursday

 

[ironmask]

I really do hope this game is good and not just another disappointment. Now that fallout is dead, I need something else to fuel my Post apocalyptic RPG addiction. And full VA really does concern me.

 

[jac8awol]

It's like you can actually see them in a room with the investor like, "What are the kids into these days? Voice acting!"

Tired of this shit. It's never been a useful feature of RPGs and trying to hammer it in just pisses off the fans that would rather see funds used on meaningful development. I bought this on Steam ages ago on codexers' recommendation and never played it, waiting for completion. Well I just hope they got enough cash to put into the other areas to properly finish the game now.

 

[GentlemanCthulhu]

>Full VO
The only people who want this in CRPGs are streamers.